PPCRV: Discrepancies in poll results on Comelec website resolved

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PPCRV: Discrepancies in poll results on Comelec website resolved  Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) Spokesman Ana Singson, in a briefing to reporters on May 16, 2025, says the issue regarding the discrepancies in the poll results on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website  in 2 areas, has been resolved.   VIDEO BY ARIC JOHN SY CUA  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews #philippines

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00:00Clarification regarding the statistical information previously displayed on the Comelec Public Results website.

00:08The inaccuracy was due to the misunderstanding on the basis of the number of valid ballots cast.

00:15There are two definitions. The first definition is total number of valid ballots.

00:22As defined, it is the valid ballots that are actually cast into the ballot box.

00:27The second definition is total number of scanned ballots, which is the total sum of the valid, rejected, and returned ballots.

00:39Instead of going to number one, which is defined as valid ballots, the pointer in their program was set to number two.

00:50Hence, the number of valid ballots included the rejected, returned, and valid ballots, which sum up to more than the number of voters actually voted.

01:00Do you want me to explain that a bit more?

01:02Well, she's saying here that there are two kinds of ballots that are cast.

01:06That's the final correct ballot that is actually cast. That's the valid ballot.

01:13And then the second one are scanned ballots.

01:16Sometimes, in fact, it came out a lot in the media, sometimes the machine will reject the ballot, right?

01:22So it was already scanned once.

01:24And then you put it in again, it's scanned again.

01:27So it's actually scanned twice for just one voter.

01:30So that's what she means by the difference between scanned and actual ballots cast.

01:36Actual ballots cast will be one per voter.

01:40And scanned ballot means one voter could actually scan it more than one time.

01:45For example, if it's rejected, they will attempt to put it more times than just one.

01:50So you're not scanned.

01:52So the error was the data that they showed, they mislabeled it.

01:57They showed the data that was scanned when they should have shown the data that was the actual valid number of ballots.

02:10That has since been adjusted.

02:13Was that clear?

02:14Any questions?

02:16Ma'am, is that the formal response already?

02:18Yes, this is the formal response already from ChromeLEC.

02:20And I have to note that it was very quickly given.

02:23Because as soon as we called them, I said, wait a minute, we're so busy in the command center.

02:29Can we talk at 5.30?

02:30And immediately, we had a discussion.

02:32It was explained to me.

02:34And on top of that, this written response was given very, very quickly after.

02:38So I'm just wondering if that is clear to all of you?

02:41Sa scanned ba, ma'am?

02:42Hanggang ilang beses pwede ipasahong isang botante pag na-reject na yung unang beses na...

02:47I think you have three attempts.

02:48I think you have three attempts.

02:50Yes.

02:52So that is why, if you're looking at scanned, it can scan ballots.

02:56It can really be more than the number of voters.

03:00Because some voters scan twice.

03:02In fact, I think the president himself, it came out in the news that he had to feed his ballot in twice.

03:10Right?

03:10BBM himself.

03:11So President BBM.

03:13So union.

03:14That's the difference between scanned and valid ballot.

03:17Valid ballot will be the one that is finally counted.

03:20And itong correction, ma'am, ito yung parehong sagot dun sa...

03:25Napakita na tayo example, Zamboanga City.

03:27Yes.

03:27That answers the issue for both Zamboanga and Dumaguete.

03:31May other places ka ba from your volunteers na nakapansin ng same scenario mo?

03:37It was just the coordinators from Dumaguete and Zamboanga who told us.

03:43We don't know if there are more.

03:44But the point is, if it was mislabeled, they already fixed it to point it towards the right definition of valid ballots.

03:53Kasi yun una, nalagay nila yung scan in the valid ballots when it should have been valid ballot data.

04:00Clarification.

04:01Si scanned ballots, dapat hindi siya nag-appear to begin with, di ba?

04:05Hindi siya dapat nag-appear to begin with.

04:07Nagkamali.

04:07Yun ang nalagay na information.

04:09It should have been valid ballots from the start.

04:13So, mag-clarification po na, some is labeled, scanned yung nalagay instead of data.

04:19Nalabel nila na valid ballots, pero yung nalagay na data was the scanned ballot.

04:25Kaya nagka-confusion.

04:28How many percent, ma'am, are we talking about?

04:30Kung nabilang lang po natin.

04:33There were several.

04:34We didn't count, but it came in from our Zamboanga and Dumaguete coordinators.

04:38So, we don't know in total how many they are.

04:41But there were quite a few, especially, there were so many pictures coming from Zamboanga City.

04:46So, I guess what we showed you were representatives so you could see the issue.

04:50Pero mukhang it's a mislabeling logistical issue more than anything else.

04:56So, we're considering this as case closed.

05:08We're considering this as case closed.

05:20We're considering this as case closed.

05:22So, we see the issue.

05:24We see the issue.

05:26We see the issue.

05:27We see the issue.

05:28We see the issue.

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